I saw some good advice from Sporadic Sequential about not buying comics you don't like anymore just because you loved them as a kid.
That's something that's been hard for me to get past, due to the large part that nostalgia plays in my love of comics. I can do it, but it usually takes something big to knock an old love off of the get list. Legion of Superheroes, for example, is gone because the characters now are actually different characters from those I grew up with. If DC were to start a book about those characters--some of whom we saw in recent issues of the Justice League's book--I'd add that immediately.
But other than that, hey, so much for feeling bad about dropping Iron Man or Fantastic Four. I'm free!
Okay, I still feel bad about dropping FF. (I'll pick it up again someday, I'm sure.) I'm working on it. The Richards/Storm/Grimm clan were such a major part of my childhood that letting go of them is difficult.
And, you know, if the real Tony Stark ever comes back, I'm open to reading about him again as well.
In other words, I don't really say "good-bye" very well. It's easier when it's "see you later!"
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At first, I had a hard time with Spiderman, the avengers and the x-men but now they are so bad, they don't even feel remotely feel like the same comics I grew up with.
The X-Men used to be favorites, back before I gave up comics for a while (in the 90s)--in fact, they were one of the reasons I dropped comics altogether (too many titles, too many crossovers, too little quality...). This time around I haven't read any of them, that's how bad I was burned. :)
I still enjoy the Avengers, though, I've got to admit it! :)
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